The MSP-FET430UIF is a USB debugging interface used to program and debug the MSP430 through the JTAG interface or Through the 2-wire Spy Bi-Wire protocol. No external power is required.

Features:

• Software configurable supply voltage between 1.8 and 3.6 volts at 100mA
• Supports JTAG Security Fuse blow to protect code
• Supports all MSP430 boards with JTAG header
• Supports both JTAG and Spy-Bi-Wire (2-wire JTAG) debug protocols

TI Product Folder: http://www.ti.com/tool/msp-fet430uif

One of the best things is that it supports the whole range of MSP430. If you are new to MSP430 you can grab one bundled with a Target Board. TI’s Target Boards are using a very good quality ZIF socket (TSSOP, QFN, LQFP, SOIC, SSOP, … ), direct access to all chip pins, some quick configuration jumpers and a JTAG Cable Header.

MSP430 Buglist can be found here http://www.ti.com/sc/cgi-bin/buglist.cgi

The TI Engineer to Engineer (E2E) community can be found here:  http://e2e.ti.com/